Juan Labrador

Spanish member of the Order of Preachers; Rector of Colegio de San Juan de Letran.

July 26, 1942

Proclamations are continuously being issued decreeing the registration of persons and things. Now it is the radio. All transmitters and their parts have to be

July 27, 1942

One of the shortest and most drastic decrees was the one released today by the Military Administration. It went like this: “The official languages to

July 28, 1942

The legislative machinery of the official administration has become very prolific. Laws are being promulgated daily. Almost all laws have a second, third, fourth, or

July 29, 1942

We have been reading the works of Caballero Audaz on “The Revolution of the Terrorists.” In many aspects, there are more dissimilarities than similarities between

July 30, 1942

The lamentations of Jeremiah are getting more intense. Unemployment engenders scarcity of money, which in turn brings about the shortage of food. Those who used

August 1, 1942

While Manila and the surrounding towns enjoy peace—more neronic than octavian, though—in many provincial towns, anarchy and violence reign. In those towns where the Japanese

August 4, 1942

An executive order was issued prohibiting the use of Spanish in the courts. These past years, Spanish had already been banished from the administrative branch,

August 7, 1942

Another decree issued by the military revoked the law which authorized the teaching of religion in the public schools. This repealed law merely tolerated priests,

August 9, 1942

No one dared raise a voice against the suppression of religious instruction. In the past, the Catholics would have cried in unison, and utilizing the

August 15, 1942

General Homma has left for Japan. His departure was rumored a week ago, and it was one of those rumors which turned out to be

August 20, 1942

There is much animated activity in the air. For the last three months, that is, since the fall of Corregidor, hardly have we seen a

August 25, 1942

The Japanese are raking in more and more wealth, and the poor Chinese, next to the nationals of enemy countries, are the major victims. They

August 28, 1942

The latest news from Camp O’Donnell reported the death toll of some 30,000 prisoners to this date. This is the most stupid and criminal monstrosity

September 1, 1942

A storm is coming up from the south. A low pressure area was plotted over the Visayas, particularly Negros and Panay. The prosperous island of

September 2, 1942

The Secretary of Justice today revoked an order which had been issued a month ago by the military government prohibiting the official use of Spanish.

September 5, 1942

For quite some time now, a demolition team of the Department of Public Works has been doing the work of tearing down the walls which

September 9, 1942

After the army has finally vacated the old building of Santo Tomas three days ago, classes in Medicine were re-opened. The old building is being

September 14, 1942

In Negros, people who have some holdings are helpless against the marauders. They are compelled to flee to safer places as the armed bandits are

September 23, 1942

The military is prohibiting small vessels from making trips between Luzon and the Visayas. Could it be that they want those rebellious islands in quarantine

September 26, 1942

There are assurances that the military authorities had sent ships with a large number of soldiers to appease, or better still, to annihilate the armed

October 1, 1942

New batches of cadets have graduated from the three Constabulary academies. Almost all the recruits are recently released ex-prisoners. Much of the magnanimity which the

October 6, 1942

Yesterday and today we saw big groups of American prisoners being transported, probably to Japan or Mindanao. Their appearance was pitiful. They had their small

October 8, 1942

Murders and robberies were the order of the day. Yesterday, the proprietor of Malate Taxi was found dead from blows dealt on him in his

October 12, 1942

The novena of the Holy Rosary, which was celebrated at the new parish of Santo Tomas, this time with greater devotion and less pomp, had

October 15, 1942

A multitude of Japanese firms are sprouting like mushrooms. Almost all of them are branches of leading firms in Japan. They have put up their

October 17, 1942

A new radio program was started today. It is hosted by a young writer and orator under the pseudonym of Ignacio Javier. During the war

October 22, 1942

From the reliable sources, we learned that a Japanese newspaper establishment has purchased the TVT and Roces publications. TVT is publishing the only newspapers now

October 28, 1942

People coming from Northern Luzon brought the usual news that groups of “Tulisaffes” (short for tulisan, and USAFFE) attacked towns and Japanese garrisons in Ilocos

November 1, 1942

The news was confirmed regarding the sale, by order from Tokyo, of the TVT and Roces Publications to the Manila Simbunsya, a subsidiary of the

November 2, 1942

The new Ministry of Greater East Asia Affairs was created in Tokyo, a euphemism for Ministry of Colonies. This new ministry will have three big